The global economy ought to strengthen in the second half of 2014, according to International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde. Americans' self-reports of daily spending fell back slightly in June, averaging $91 for the month, compared to $98 in May.

Americans' confidence in the economy has deteriorated more in the past week during the partial government shutdown than in any week since Lehman Brothers collapsed in Sept. 2008. And small-business owner optimism index dropped 0.2 points in September.

Millennials aren't the only generation feeling the pressure of high rents in the nation's 100 most populous MSAs, according to a recent ABODO report. Economy Editor Dees Stribling discusses the report, for the week ending Aug. 25, 2017.

Life sciences employers are willing to pay high rents to be near hard-to-find talent. With laboratory space being scarce and rents continuing to rise, firms are facing the pressure to make their spaces desirable while keeping costs under control.